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The final weekend of Ohio’s Republican U.S. Senate race is busy, bitter and brought out big bucks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The race among three men running in the Republican U.S. Senate race to face Ohio’s incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown this fall got increasingly… Read More
The Republican war for control of Ohio’s Statehouse is bringing in money and interest in primary races
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A battle among Republicans hangs over tomorrow’s primary races for Ohio House and Senate. 11 of the 22 Republicans who joined all 32 Democrats… Read More
Ohio’s attorney general again rejects a proposed amendment to end qualified immunity
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — For the eighth time, Ohio’s Republican attorney general has rejected language to ask voters to approve a constitutional amendment to eliminate qualified immunity for… Read More
A bill continues Ohio lawmakers’ crackdown on traffic cameras by requiring each to have a license
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Several cities are still running red light and speed cameras, even as lawmakers have tried to crack down on them. One of the legislature’s… Read More
The final Ohio GOP U.S. Senate debate features familiar positions on issues and some personal attacks
OXFORD, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The three men vying for votes in the Ohio GOP U.S. Senate race met for their last debate before March 19, when one of… Read More
DeWine wants a working group on issues for mentally ill Ohioans accused of crimes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — 93% of people in Ohio’s six state psychiatric hospitals are there because they committed crimes, and need to be restored to mental competency so… Read More
The advocate for consumers of Ohio utilities joins the AG in asking PUCO to pause FirstEnergy probes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state agency that watches utilities on behalf of consumers is pulling back on its request for investigations by the Public Utilities Commission of… Read More
The Ohio Supreme Court rules there will be no tax refunds for commuters working from home during COVID
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court delivered a win for cities that collected income tax from commuters working from home during the pandemic. At stake was… Read More
Ohio’s Republican U.S. Senate candidates talk immigration, Ukraine and Trump in a live forum
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The three Republican candidates for U.S. Senate met for a forum at the University of Findlay Monday night. The name of former president Trump,… Read More
DeWine says “I wish we hadn’t appointed” former PUCO chair Sam Randazzo
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two former FirstEnergy executives and former head of the state’s utility regulator, Sam Randazzo, have pleaded not guilty to 27 state criminal charges in… Read More
Former FirstEnergy executives and an ex-PUCO head face state charges in Ohio’s nuclear bailout scandal
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two former executives with FirstEnergy now face state charges in what’s been called the largest corruption case in state history, involving the nuclear bailout… Read More
Ohio House approves bill requiring capitalism to be taught in high school financial literacy
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) – A proposal that would require financial literacy courses already mandated in Ohio high schools to include lessons on capitalism has passed the Republican-dominated Ohio… Read More
Revised state rules on gender treatment say they’ll affect only trans youth in Ohio, not adults
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The first round of revised rules on gender-affirming treatments for trans youth in Ohio have been released, after public comment on them closed last… Read More
Ohio lawmakers try to cap the cost of insulin again with bipartisan bills
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A million Ohioans depend on insulin to manage their diabetes. The federal government capped insulin costs at $35 in the sweeping Inflation Reduction Act… Read More
A filing suggests that Ohio’s AG believes at least part of the six-week abortion ban is still constitutional
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is asking a Hamilton County judge deciding the legality of the state’s ban on abortion after six weeks to… Read More
Proposed state rules governing gender treatment in Ohio could be released soon
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed rules on gender-affirming care for minors that could affect adults in Ohio are still being developed. Those are separate from… Read More
DeWine shares few thoughts about a bill to add nitrogen gas to Ohio’s death penalty options
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s last execution was in July 2018, six months before Gov. Mike DeWine took office. Attorney General Dave Yost, a fellow Republican, wants to… Read More
An LGBTQ group says dozens of families are looking to leave Ohio because of the law on trans kids
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The ban on gender transition treatment for minors and on trans kids in girls’ sports will take effect in April, now that Republicans in… Read More
Ohio’s Senate overrides a second veto and bans on local bans of flavored tobacco sales to become law
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — For the second time in less than a half hour, and the third time since he took office five years ago, Ohio lawmakers have… Read More
Ohio bans trans kids in sports and gender-affirming care for minors as Senate overrides veto
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A state law banning gender transition treatment for trans kids and prohibiting trans athletes from competing in girls’ sports will go into effect, in… Read More
Ohio’s Supreme Court rules the cost for DeWine’s security detail at 2022 Super Bowl aren’t public record
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The amount of taxpayer money spent on the security detail Gov. Mike DeWine took to the Super Bowl in 2022 is not a public… Read More
A senator tells Ohio’s university presidents to bring spending info with capital budget asks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Republican senator behind the bill that seeks to address concerns conservatives have had about “cancel culture” and higher education has a request for university… Read More
A group resubmits its proposal to change some Ohio voting laws, including required voter photo ID
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group that wants to get rid of new voting laws requiring photo ID and limiting ballot drop boxes to one per county has… Read More
Ohio’s Supreme Court rules the state can freeze $8m in assets from Sam Randazzo
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court has unanimously ruled the state can freeze $8 million in assets owned by Sam Randazzo, the former chair of the Public… Read More
Feds slam the brakes on funny electronic messages to drivers in Ohio and other states
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s the end of the road for the funny, punny one-liners that the Ohio Department of Transportation has been putting up as electronic messages… Read More
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